The Open Source Container Application Platform

Origin is the upstream community project that powers OpenShift. Built around a core of Docker container packaging and Kubernetes container cluster management, Origin is also augmented by application lifecycle management functionality and DevOps tooling. Origin provides a complete open source container application platform.

OpenShift Origin is released as the open source upstream project for OpenShift
Apr 2012

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Origin Release

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What is
OpenShift Origin?

OpenShift Origin is a distribution of Kubernetes optimized for continuous application development and multi-tenant deployment.
OpenShift adds developer and operations-centric tools on top of Kubernetes to enable rapid application development, easy deployment
and scaling, and long-term lifecycle maintenance for small and large teams.

OpenShift embeds Kubernetes and extends it with security and other integrated concepts. An OpenShift Origin release corresponds
to the Kubernetes distribution - for example, OpenShift 1.7 includes Kubernetes 1.7.

Standardization through
Containerization

Standards are powerful forces in the software industry. They can drive technology forward by bringing together the combined efforts of multiple developers, different communities, and even competing vendors.

Standardized Linux container packaging for applications and their dependencies.

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All contributions are welcome - OpenShift uses the Apache 2 license and does not require any contributor agreement to submit patches. Please open issues for any bugs or problems you encounter, ask questions on the OpenShift IRC channel (#openshift-dev
on freenode), or get involved in the
Kubernetes project at the container runtime layer.

Extend OpenShift Origin

You can add new runtimes and frameworks to OpenShift Origin with community images and templates. Learn how to create and use custom images and templates with OpenShift Origin.

Join OpenShift Commons

OpenShift Commons is the place where the community goes to collaborate and work together on OpenShift. OpenShift Commons is open to all community participants: users, operators, enterprises, startups, non-profits, educational institutions, partners, and service providers.